Klapper

Klapper

See also: klapper

English

Etymology

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German Klapperbor.
English Klapper

    Borrowed from German Klapper.

    Proper noun

    Klapper (plural Klappers)

    1. A surname from German.

    Statistics

    • According to the 2010 United States Census, Klapper is the 25381th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 975 individuals. Klapper is most common among White (94.87%) individuals.

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    German

    Etymology

    From Middle High German [Term?]. Synchronically analyzable as derived from the verb klappern.

    Pronunciation

    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Klapper f (genitive Klapper, plural Klappern)

    1. rattle (child's toy, musical instrument, of a rattlesnake, etc.), ratchet (noisemaker, musical instrument)

    Declension

    Declension of Klapper [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Klapper die Klappern
    genitive einer der Klapper der Klappern
    dative einer der Klapper den Klappern
    accusative eine die Klapper die Klappern

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • “Klapper” in Duden online
    • “Klapper”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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